There seems to be an increasing, and disturbing, rise in the abandonment
of compassion for the sake of vanity in today's society. Spurring this
movement are the "trendsetters" and the "icons" of pop culture.

Those who uphold the rights of animals, and believe they are to be
treated humanely have been particularly disturbed by the callous disregard
so many "stars" display so that they may "look good". This display is most
obvious in the alarming rise of real fur attire. Real fur, popular and
commonly worn in earlier decades, saw a drop as faux fur began to appear and
people were made aware of the facts regarding fur apparel.

Nearly all of us know how fur is obtained - perhaps not the exact facts,
but many of us do agree that it is cruel and unnecessary. Apathy, however,
sadly seems to prevail as more and more celebrities "look away" and continue
to perpetuate the heinous abuse of fur farm animals. Apathy is a sin. It may
be a sin even greater than the initial act itself. Even worse are those who
defend their right to wear fur and wage "war" on those who oppose it. These
people are not waging war on people - they are waging war on defenseless,
innocent, sentient creatures.

Where fur comes from Photo credit: Google, Animal Shame, Facebook

Among the most offensive are Lady GaGa and the Kardashian family. Lady
Gaga has already displayed her blatant lack of care regarding factory farmed
animals (by wearing a suit made of meat), and she now proudly displays dyed
rabbit fur full length coats and apparel draped in fur tails. It seems that
Gaga may even be using her fur wearing as a means to garner attention - she
is immediately targeted by the media when she adorns herself in real fur. Is
this how one becomes a celebrity? The Kardashians are notorious for selling
fur in their stores, and have been accused of employing child labor,
overseas, to manufacture their wares. Ironic, as one member of the family
represented PETA in a message against real fur.

These young women, and others like them, including Beyonce', simply
refuse to acknowledge that they are promoting cruelty and teaching their
fans to abandon compassion. The facts dictate this, not personal sentiment.
The facts are that fur is obtained in heinously cruel ways. Here are the
facts:
Animals are
skinned alive to obtain fur. Animals are
anally electrocuted
to obtain fur. Animals are snared in
steel jaw leg hold traps
to obtain fur. Animals are
clubbed to
death to obtain fur. There is no such thing as "humane" fur.

View this undercover
video if you would like to know the details of fur farms. Here is yet
another disturbing "insider
view" from a farm in Illinois. Much of the fur that wearers think is
"precious" fur is actually that taken from dogs and cats. Not only are
bears, fox, mink, big cats, etc. used but, now, our domestic pets are in
danger. After viewing and becoming aware, how can anyone entertain the idea
of wearing fur? Yet, these celebrities mentioned ARE aware and continue this
selfish practice. This speaks volumes in regard to their character and
morals - or lack thereof.

Fur is big business. Animals are thought of as a commodity. This can not
be the norm. Animals are NOT a commodity to be exploited for any reason we
may have. It is dictated that we protect and defend the vulnerable and the
innocent - not uphold their never ending abuse and torture for our gain.